Mockingbirds

5/6/2019

The mockingbird is a powerful symbol in the novel, obviously. Who are some "mockingbirds" who do no harm (and maybe even do good), yet are "killed" in some way? Use examples from the text to justify your opinion.

77 Comments

Johnathon

5/6/2019 01:16:17 pm

Boo Radley is a good example of a mockingbird. He was kind to the children in secret and eventually in the open. He was judged and false images were thought up of him.

Blazen Burgess

5/6/2019 01:17:24 pm

I agree.

Sammy H.

5/6/2019 01:18:14 pm

Yes, I agree.

Lani Belgarde

5/6/2019 01:18:23 pm

I agree

Aidan

5/6/2019 01:20:05 pm

Yea, I agree.

Blazen Burgess

5/6/2019 01:16:17 pm

Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. He does no harm but yet kill himself because he had no chance. Another mockingbird is Boo Radley. Boo helps scout and Jen during there fight with Bob.

Johnathon

5/6/2019 01:17:13 pm

Those are both great examples.

Griffin Mylan

5/6/2019 01:20:40 pm

Very good comment

Caden Caywood

5/6/2019 01:22:13 pm

Those are two good examples

Sam

5/6/2019 01:16:30 pm

The black people are the mockingbirds. They are always blamed for everything even when they do nothing wrong. The court case involving Tom Robinson is an example of this because all of the prove pointed out that atom was innocent yet the white jury voted that he was guilty.

Lani Belgarde

5/6/2019 01:17:39 pm

True

Chayla

5/6/2019 01:18:34 pm

I agree

Johnathon

5/6/2019 01:18:42 pm

I agree completely

Ariana

5/6/2019 01:19:16 pm

I agree with that

Sammy H.

5/6/2019 01:19:54 pm

This is a great point, I agree.

Eli

5/6/2019 01:16:55 pm

One “mockingbird” that was killed was Tom. Tom was a good man who helped out woman everyday and was put on trail for it and then killed. Another one is Boo Radley who is judged by everyone even though he wasn’t done anything.

Dillon

5/6/2019 01:18:30 pm

I agree. Both those characters are mockingbirds

Sam

5/6/2019 01:18:39 pm

I agree. Tom and Boo were definitely the mockingbirds.

Treygan

5/6/2019 01:22:02 pm

Those are both very good examples of mockingbirds.

Faith

5/6/2019 01:23:38 pm

I agree what you said

Lani Belgarde

5/6/2019 01:17:05 pm

People who are mocking birds are Tom Robinson, Atticus and Boo Radley. Because they’re all victims in some way or another whether it be mentally or physically and they’ve never done anything to hurt anyone else

Taija

5/6/2019 01:19:05 pm

I agree. Atticus is a good one I didn’t think of him.

Chayla

5/6/2019 01:19:17 pm

That’s very true, they haven’t done anything to hurt anyone else

Sammy H.

5/6/2019 01:17:32 pm

The obvious one is Boo Radley, helping out Jem and Scout yet having many things said about him that are bad. Tom Robinson for helping out Mayella and getting a guilty verdict for doing no harm.

Taija

5/6/2019 01:19:56 pm

Yes those are both good examples.

Tierryn

5/6/2019 01:23:31 pm

I agree.

Tierryn

5/6/2019 01:17:37 pm

Ted Robinson is a mockingbird in some sort. He was just trying to help Mayella with household chores and got accused of something he never did and did end up getting killed in jail. RIP.

Jaicei

5/9/2019 01:26:13 pm

Fat rip.

Dillon

5/6/2019 01:17:48 pm

Some mockingbirds in the novel are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Boo is judged harshly but he is actually a good person who has helped in many situations. Tom has done nothing wrong, but he is accused of rape and ends up dying because of the false accusations.

Blazen Burgess

5/6/2019 01:19:24 pm

I agree

Treygan

5/6/2019 01:19:24 pm

That is very true

Sam

5/6/2019 01:20:52 pm

I agree that they are judged.

Chayla

5/6/2019 01:18:09 pm

One mockingbird is Tom Robinson. He never did anything wrong and still ended up dead. Another one is Atticus. He was just trying to do his job and the whole racist community of Maycomb was after him.

Dillon

5/6/2019 01:19:47 pm

I agree. He did nothing wrong but everyone wanted him dead.

Ariana

5/6/2019 01:20:04 pm

I agree, this is true

Faith

5/6/2019 01:24:16 pm

I completely agree

Caden

5/6/2019 01:24:55 pm

I agree that these two are great examples of mockingbirds.

Treygan

5/6/2019 01:18:20 pm

One mockingbird is Tom Robinson because he was just a peaceful man but gets tried for being helpful. Another one is Mrs. Dubose who was a addicts and overcomes her addiction but Jem and Scout see her as a mean old lady.

Eli

5/6/2019 01:19:17 pm

I agree that Mrs. Dubose was a mocking bird.

Johnathon

5/6/2019 01:20:20 pm

Good job remembering Mrs. Dubose

Emma Dahle

5/6/2019 01:23:25 pm

I didn’t think about Mrs. Dubose being one. That’s a good one.

Ariana

5/6/2019 01:18:48 pm

One example of a mockingbird is Tom robinson. He hasn’t done any bad but is accused of doing bad anyways. He is killed but arises such a debate in the county that his case opened up a lifetime of hatred towards the African Americans.

Avery

5/6/2019 01:20:59 pm

That is very true.

Miriam

5/6/2019 01:21:05 pm

That’s a sad truth.

Taylee Matthews

5/6/2019 01:22:01 pm

I agree why Tom Robinson being one

Taylee Matthews

5/6/2019 01:23:07 pm

With*

Emma Dahle

5/6/2019 01:22:13 pm

That is very true that Tom Robinson was an example of a mockingbird.

Aidan

5/6/2019 01:18:57 pm

Atticus is a mockingbird because he is assigned a job and does it and then is punished. “Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life”(217). As you can see from this quote Atticus is being pursued for doing his job and he handles this encounter very maturely opposed to Bob Ewell.

Will

5/6/2019 01:26:42 pm

Wow crazy good job

Miriam

5/6/2019 01:19:33 pm

The Africans Americans are the mockingbirds in this instant. No matter what they do weither it is good or bad they will always suffer from a consequence. Most whites always viewed them as guilty just because that’s how they were raised. And that is why Tom believed he had no chance to live.

Griffin Mylan

5/6/2019 01:20:07 pm

I definitely agree

Brooke

5/6/2019 01:23:14 pm

I agree with that.

Mackay

5/6/2019 01:24:48 pm

This is very true.

Griffin Mylan

5/6/2019 01:19:37 pm

One obvious “mockingbird” in the novel is Tom Robinson. He was clearly an innocent and scared man during the trial but was falsely charged and convicted of crimes he did not commit. Another “mockingbird” is Boo Radley. The kids earlier in the novel world like fun at him but he would always do kind acts for the kids. They would truly realize what Boo’s life was like towards the end of the book.

Will

5/6/2019 01:28:15 pm

Oh okay yeah that’s a nice idea.

Brooke

5/6/2019 01:29:30 pm

I agree with this.

Emma Dahle

5/6/2019 01:20:03 pm

Atticus I believe was a mockingbird. He was a powerful symbol in the book because he stood up for the blacks and that was “different” in the book. Atticus was “killed” because of what people thought of him and said to him, while also treating him different.

Avery

5/6/2019 01:21:34 pm

I agree.

Miriam

5/6/2019 01:22:44 pm

So true.

Mackay

5/6/2019 01:23:38 pm

I agree. Great commitment.

Avery

5/6/2019 01:20:11 pm

Tom Robinson is a mockingbird in the book. He is framed for rape and he didn’t commit that crime. Atticus could also be a mockingbird because people criticize him for representing a black man when he is just doing his job.

Caden Caywood

5/6/2019 01:20:12 pm

Tom Robinson is a mockingbird because he did not rape or harm Mayela Ewell but is put in prison and killed for being accused of it. Atticus Finch is also a mockingbird because he was only trying to help an innocent man and was made fun of and had his spirit killed for helping a black man.

Aidan

5/6/2019 01:21:42 pm

Mayella*

Jordan

5/6/2019 01:21:11 pm

Boo Radley is a mockingbird because he is nice to the children and helps save them in the end. Tom Robinson is another one because he was put on trial for something he didn’t do and the jury says he was guilty and ends up killing himself because of it.

Tierryn

5/6/2019 01:22:47 pm

RIP

Jaicei

5/9/2019 01:25:28 pm

Boo is one. Nice job

Mackay

5/6/2019 01:22:57 pm

Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are two examples of mockingbirds. Tom never did anything wrong yet, he killed himself knowing he had no chance of being free. Boo Radley was harmless to everyone. Although many people thought he was a bad person.

Taylee Matthews

5/6/2019 01:23:32 pm

Agree they both are

Taija

5/6/2019 01:22:58 pm

Tom Robinson is a mockingbird because he was accused of doing something he didn’t do and still got punished for doing it. He never did anything wrong or something to harm anyone. He was killed for no reason.

Faith

5/6/2019 01:23:13 pm

Boo Radley is an example of a mockingbird. He has done no harm and people torment him by making rumors. The children bug him until Atticus told them to stop

Alexia

5/9/2019 01:18:20 pm

I agree about Boo

Taylee Matthews

5/6/2019 01:25:29 pm

Tom Robinson and Boo Radely are examples of mockingbirds. They both do no harm to anyone. One dies and the other one gets lots of bad talked on him from everyone.

Alexia

5/9/2019 01:18:33 pm

I agree of them both

Will

5/6/2019 01:26:01 pm

Atticus is one of the major mockingbirds. He tries to prove that a young black man named Tom Robinson is not guilty. Atticus is shamed for trying to help a African American and has to face some guilt.

Brooke

5/6/2019 01:27:54 pm

Boo Radley is a mockingbirdbeause he helped save Jem from Bob, left gifts for the kids. Another one is Tom Robinson who got accused of raping Mayela and ends up dying.o

alexia

5/9/2019 01:17:57 pm

Tom Robinson is a good example. He did no harm yet was falsely accused of doing something and harm came to him. Boo Radley is another example. He was harmless and kept to himself while everyone on the outside talked bad on him and accused him of events he was not part of.

Jaicei

5/9/2019 01:24:51 pm

Tom Robinson is an example. All he was trying to do was help Maella, and got blamed for raping her when he most certainly did not. Nobody did.

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